Bernini: Painter and Sculptor

A newly attributed portrait at the Kunsthistorisches Museum reveals Bernini’s rare talent as a painter, blending sculptural force and painting in a remarkable Baroque rediscovery.

Long considered anonymous, a striking portrait of an old man in the Kunsthistorisches Museum is now attributed to the Baroque genius Gian Lorenzo Bernini, a rare and remarkable discovery. Almost life-size, the bust grips viewers with its piercing gaze and palpable presence. Bernini, famed creator of Apollo and Daph...